FreeDNS on pfSense

Once you signed up for a FreeDNS account. You’ll need to configure it on pfSense. Its a bit weird.

In pfSense, go to Services and DynDns.

In there, choose FreeDNS.

Only fields you need to input in are “HOSTNAME” and “Password”

Hostname = you.domain.com

Password = This is the “direct url” in your account in FreeDNS. In your FreeDNS account, over to the left click DynamicDNS, then down near the bottom where you see your ddns name, click Direct URL. It will give you a blank page, in the URL there is a long string after the ? in the URL.

For example http://freedns.afraid.org/dynamic/update.php?dfgdsgfsdjk689GYUIFdfg==
this is what you want to paste in the password field in pf: dfgdsgfsdjk689GYUIFdfg

Then click save. Should be good.

Tags: configure freedns pfsense, freedns setup pfsense, pfsense FreeDNS

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3 Responses to “FreeDNS on pfSense”

steviep Says:
April 27, 2014 at 3:22 am | Reply
Thank you for this. Most other places are instructing us to paste the string in the Hostname field which is wrong! So thanks a lot for the clear explanation.
- Steve Says:
  May 19, 2014 at 8:12 am | Reply
  Hey glad I could help. FreeDNS isnt all that descriptive.
Bill Talcott Says:
June 8, 2014 at 12:20 am | Reply
Thank you much! I was about ready to look for another service. It’s working now.

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